Ironing board



April 23, 1935. 5. BAILEY 1,998,483

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE IRONING BOARD Samuel J. Bailey, Nicholson, Pa.

Application February 1'7, 1934, Serial No. 711,651

1 Claim. (01. 68-10) This invention relates to ironing boards or the toggles are all folded flat against the underthe like, and has for its main object and feature side of the top, and it will be noted that the links the production of a device of this character which of each pair of toggles lie side by side, the posiis of simple construction and compact when tion of the short links ll having been completely folded, which can be opened and latched in open reversed from their extended position. It will 5 position by a single movement, and which will also be noted that cross bar l5 tends to hold the afford a firm support when opened. front supporting means in its folded position, and In the accompanying drawings the invention is that diagonal braces l6 serve the same purpose shown in; a concrete and preferred form in with respect to rods 8 and links I3. When the dewhich: vice is to be opened, the board is conveniently l0 Fig. 1 isa plan view of the underside of the stood upon its rear end I'I, front end I8 is grasped ironing board with the parts in their folded powith one hand and front supporting means 5 with sition; the other, and the two elements are drawn apart.

' Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the parts in In so doing, the rear legs, rods 8 and the toggles partly open position; all follow the movement of the'front supporting 15 Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the parts in fully means, the short links I I reverse their position p n p ition; and and the toggles become extended. During this Fig. 4 is a detail view of the latching means. movement, cross bar l5 passes by latch l5a l indicates atop of conventional character and which drops down and prevents return move- 2 designates two rear legs pivotally connected at ment. It will be noted that the toggle links 20 3 to blocks 4 carried on the underside of the pass slightly over the center when extendedand top. 5 indicates a front supporting means, here a that cross bar 15 engages front supporting means single leg, pivotally connected at 6 to blocks 1 5 and that taper surface IQ of the front supportalso carried on the underside of the top. It will ing means engages the underside of the top. To

be understood that the terms rear legs and fold the device, latch l5a is depressed when the 25 front supporting means are relative and terms parts can be returned to their collapsed position. of description but not of limitation. 8 indicates I claim: I rods that are pivotally connected at 9 v to the An ironing table or the like including: a top; rear legs at an intermediate point thereof, and at rear legs and front supporting means pivotally 10 to the lower end of the front supporting means. carried on and adapted to be folded against the 30 Two pairs of toggle links are interposed between underside of the top; rods pivotally connected to the top and the rear legs. Each pair of toggle the rear legs and front supporting means and links consists of a relatively short link ll, pivadapted to be folded against the underside of the otally mounted on a block 1 at one side of the top; two pairs of toggle links, one pair on each front supporting means, but at a point l2 which side of the pivotal point of the front supporting 35 is in advance of pivotal point 6 of said front means, each pair of links so pivotally connected Supporting means, and a relatively g link I3 to the rear legs, to the top and to each other as which is pivotally connected to the rear legs at 9 to be extended when the legs are -moved away and to the short links at I4. Extending between from the. underside of the top and, when said 4 the two short links H is a cross bar [5 and carlinks are folded against the underside of the top, ried by the front supporting means is a selfare completely reversed so that the links thereof milking 18/6011 5a, here a gravity la apted lie side by side; a cross bar between the links of to coact with said bar. l6 indicates diagonally the two pairs of toggle links; and a self-locking extending cross braces connecting the rear legs. latch on the front supporting means to coact When the parts are in their folded position, as with aid bar, indicated in Fig. 1, it will be seen that the rear SAMUEL J. BAILEY. legs, the front supporting means, the rods and 

